Aarón Sanchez grew up in the food business. At 36, he’s already been on the Food Network for 10 years. Before that, he learned his way around the kitchen with his mother, Zarela Martinez, who ran a catering business in El Paso, Texas, before moving to New York and opening the popular (but closed in 2011) Zarela in 1987.

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Sanchez has come into his own, with New York restaurants Centrico and Tacombi, and Mestizo in Kansas City. He’s all over the Food Network, most notably as a judge on the “Chopped” shows. The latest season of “Chopped All-Stars” premiered Sunday.